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10am CHILDREN ’S ANIMATION DAY Learn stop-frame animation, the technique used in Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit. Create your own plasticine model and shoot your very own short film by the end of the day. Parents can work together with their children as a family filming team. Booking essential as places limited – contact Howard Vause on 01373 469012. MEDIA ARTS CENTRE Ends 4pm • £1 10.30am READERS AND WRITERS DAY Talks, workshops and bookstalls. Full details from Frome Library FROME LIBRARY 01373 462215 Doors 10.15am • Bar & snacks 12–2pm
Talks £3.50 per session / £6 all day (£5) Workshops £5 each 10.30am ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association brings its book fair to Frome. Over twenty dealers offering a wide range of books from general reading to collectors’ items. Snacks and refreshments are on offer, seating provided, so come along and spend time with us browsing in a relaxed atmosphere. Complimentary tickets are available from Upper Room Books, Badcox. ASSEMBLY ROOMS Ends 4pm • £1 11am THE TRILLIUM TRIO Lisa Nelson, flute; Sarah Burnett, bassoon; Nicholas Oliver, piano. BRIDGE HOUSE KITCHEN, GREAT ELM Coffee from 10.30am • Ends 12.30pm 12.30pm BACH CELLO SUITES
ST MARY ’S CHURCH, ORCHARDLEIGH £12 (£10) • For the two concerts £20 (£18) • Event 0305 SOLD OUT 2pm THE RITZ ACOUSTIC CLUB This performance features an eclectic mix of musical styles. Its members, who meet and play regularly in Burnham-on-Sea, range from the amateur to the semi-professional to the world-class performer. This gig demonstrates the versatility of homegrown talent at its best. GRIFFIN INN Free • Event 0306 2pm WORKSHOP: POTTERY FOR ALL AGES Make and decorate your own ceramic teddy bear. No need to book, just come along and join in. Each bear will cost £3.50 including firing. ENIGMA GALLERY Ends 4.30pm 2.30pm WALK: FROME’S HISTORIC PAST Guided tours with local experts around historic Frome, starting at The Round Tower and ending at Frome Museum, where refreshments will be available. Donations to the Museum are welcome. MEET AT FROME TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE Event 0308 |
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3pm Workshop: Family Drumming A popular workshop at previous festivals, Mike McElya of Sunshine Drumming Company introduces you to African drumming and the magic of the drum circle. All ages and abilities are welcome and drums and percussion provided. Trinity Hall Ends 4.30pm • £3.50 3pm FROME TOWN YOUTH BAND Relax in the park and enjoy an afternoon of music. VICTORIA PARK BANDSTAND Free 3pm SERENADE Madeleine Mitchell – Violin ST MARY MAGDALENE CHURCH, GREAT ELM Ends 4.30pm • £10 • Cream teas available at £2.50 4pm WORKSHOP: FOLK DANCE FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS John Kirkpatrick THE GRANARY Doors 3.30pm • Ends 5pm £4 4pm ELGAR – THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS Frome Festival Summer School Edward Elgar wrote at the end of The Dream of Gerontius “…this is the best of me.” and it certainly is! 105 years after its disastrous first performance at the Birmingham Festival, two fellow Midlanders, Jason Thornton and Jeffrey Skidmore, lead the Frome Festival Summer School through one of the greatest choral works ever written. Certainly not to be missed! CHEESE & GRAIN £8 (£6) 7pm FROCK IDOLS PRESENTS THE BIG GIG Funky, full-on, no frills. A showcase of fresh female talent, featuring two local all-girl bands and the fRock Orchestra – a 20-piece big band of singers and electric and acoustic instruments. The culmination of a year-long project based in Frome, funded by Youth Music, to provide encouragement and opportunities, specifically aimed at ‘Bringing girls in from the outskirts of music’. MERLIN THEATRE £5 (£3) 8pm JOHN KIRKPATRICK IN CONCERT & MERLYNNA John is among the finest players of the button accordion, anglo concertina and melodeon and his playing beautifully compliments his voice. He has played around the world with Steeleye Span, The Albion Band and Richard Thompson and his concerts are firmly rooted in the traditional English experience. He is supported by Merlynna, who plays the clarsach or celtic harp. THE GRANARY Doors 7.30pm • Ends 10.30pm • £8 8pm THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS See 4pm for details CHEESE & GRAIN £8 (£6) 8.30pm NUNNEY JAZZ CAFÉ The legendary Nunney Jazz Café kicks off its new season, Beatnik Jazz, with – for the first time ever – an evening session. Welcome to 1950s Paris: on stage the hard bop that took Europe by storm, with red wine, French food, espresso and poetry available. Bring your own stripey jumper. NUNNEY VILLAGE HALL Doors 8pm • Ends 11pm • £5 (dinner optional) • Event 0316 8.30pm GRIFF, NIKKI & FRIENDS The unstoppable Griff & Nikki have a huge cult following. Their mix of Pretenders and Little Feat plus tracks of their own are sure to get everyone dancing. This gig is bound to be packed so get there early so you don’t miss out. GRIFFIN INN Free • Event 0317 |
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